MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑15 | 136 | 414 | Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Railroad Bridge Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, the sixth and last Wing of Air Task Force #2 on today's mission. The objective of the mission was to cut a main supply route for enemy troops in the invasion area. The primary target was bombed from an altitude of 15,000 feet, in CAVU conditions, with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Group, Wing Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97960 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Buck, William Edward, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Brown, Donald Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Elias, George (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Marquardt, George Marvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | House, Harland Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Swift, Kenneth Gilbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Keller, Arthur Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zanetti, James John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 15 June 1944, Lead Group, Wing Lead, Buck, D. Brown |